Sport, Policy and Politics

A genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy -making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and North America. Focuses on issues such as drug abuse, government intervention and the provision of sport in schools.

Barrie Houlihan

1. Comparing policy for sport and recreation, 2. Government, sport and policy-making, 3. Patterns of government involvement in sport, 4. Sub-national government, 5. National sports organisations, 6. Doping and sport, 7. Sport and physical education in schools, 8. Conclusion